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WOOD, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5239 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5239, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5239, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5239, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5239, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5239, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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